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  Parade article - Parade costume celebrations march Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Tournament - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind.
Parade is a ballet by Erik Satie, first performed in 1917 and notable for including parts for a typewriter, foghorn and rattle as a musical instruments.
PARADE is a magazine founded in 1941 that is currently circulated weekly in over 335 Sunday newspapers in the United States.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Parade   (328 words)

  
 Ticker-tape parade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A ticker-tape parade is a parade event, held in a downtown urban setting, allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby office buildings onto the parade route, creating a triumphal effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.
The term ticker-tape referred originally to the use of the paper output of ticker tape machines, which were remotely-driven devices used in brokerages to provide updated stock market quotes.
Soon after the first such parade in 1886, city officials realized the utility of such events and began to hold them on triumphal occasions, at first only for extraordinary events, such as the return of Theodore Roosevelt from his safari in Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ticker-tape_parade   (332 words)

  
 Ticker-tape parade
A ticker-tape parade is a parade event, held in a downtown urban setting, allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby buildings onto the parade route, creating a triumphal effect by the snowstorm-like flurry.
The term ticker-tape referred originally to the use of the paper output of ticker tape machiness, which were remotely-driven devices used in brokerages to provide updated Stock Market quotes.
The first such parade was in October 1886 and was a spontaneous event following the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/ticker_tape_parade   (310 words)

  
 CD Baby: TICKER TAPE PARADE: You're Causing A Scene
You're Causing A Scene' is the first release by the Phoenix, Arizona based five piece rock outfit, Ticker Tape Parade.
TTP walks the line between music as a candy bar and music as a well aged wine, finding a way to deliver both with one bite (slurp).
While Tempe's Ticker Tape Parade, as a unit, is a tender nine months old, each of the members are veteran musicians; nowhere is this more evident than on their debut release, You're Causing A Scene, released this January on Sunset Alliance Records.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/ttparade   (689 words)

  
 TICKER-TAPE PARADE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The term originated in New_York_City after a spontaneous celebration held on October_29, 1886 during the dedication of the Statue_of_Liberty, and is still most closely associated with New York City.
Soon after the first such parade in 1886, city officials realized the utility of such events and began to hold them on triumphal occasions, at first only for extraordinary events, such as the return of Theodore_Roosevelt from his safari in Africa.
The section of lower Broadway through the Financial District that serves as the parade route for these events is colloquially called the "Canyon_of_Heroes".
velocipay.com /ticker-tape_parade   (281 words)

  
 Brian Doyle - Current extended synopsis
The presence of these devices becomes ominous and prevalent; they seem to monitor or even propel the storm as the city is consumed, erased by a blanket of information.
Through careful camera work that transformed crowded parade routes into empty streets and an evocative soundscape that simulates an information overload, a reality present during the parade, but largely unobserved that day, comes alive.
With that methodology in mind, I became interested in the idea of the ticker tape parade.
home.earthlink.net /~bcdoyle/current/current_long_synopsis.html   (689 words)

  
 BBC News | Americas | Glenn's second ticker tape parade
At the end of the parade, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani made the traditional presentation to the shuttle crew members of the keys to the city.
Although the event is called a ticker tape parade, financial institutions no longer use ticker tape to record stock prices, and so a business organisation provided four tons of shredded paper instead.
Mr Glenn's first ticker tape parade after his Mercury flight is considered the largest ever in New York.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/216006.stm   (450 words)

  
 Ticker tape parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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www.kostenlose-welt.de /nachrichten/ticker-tape-parade.html   (433 words)

  
 >> in|your|ear >> interviews >> ticker tape parade
Ticker Tape Parade's first show was in May of 2002 and by January they had a six-track EP primed for release, though they had substantial help from friends.
Ticker Tape Parade was initially formed by lead singer Aaron Wendt and guitarist Jesse Everhart, writing songs and recording parts by themselves.
This sense of humor is shared by Ticker Tape, who, when writing "Here It Comes," needed a guest vocal for the arrogant rock star in the bridge, immediately thought of Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World.
www.inyourear.net /az/interviews/tickertapeparade   (2240 words)

  
 Corpus Christi Online - / Glenn returns to Canyon of Heroes
Dressed in a blue flight suit and perched in an open convertible beside his wife, Annie, the 77-year-old pioneering astronaut was applauded by a crowd of thousands who lined the 14-block route along the office towers of lower Broadway.
Glenn's first ticker-tape parade on March 1, 1962 after his Mercury flight is considered the largest ever in New York.
Police said Glenn's parade was attended by 500,000 - a figure that appeared generously inflated.
www.caller2.com /autoconv/newsus98/newsus166.html   (255 words)

  
 Big Ticker Tape parade | The San Diego Union-Tribune
INGLEWOOD – Ticker Tape, an English-bred, American-owned filly deftly ridden by newly elected Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, swept to a one-length victory in yesterday's $750,000 American Oaks at Hollywood Park.
Ticker Tape made her seventh U.S. start and recorded her third stateside win after going 2-for-6 in England.
Golden Eagle Farm-owned Western Hemisphere was the pacesetter, as expected, and led by 1½ lengths over Ticker Tape after a mile in 1:38.20.
www.sosdmail.com /uniontrib/20040704/news_1s4horses.html   (718 words)

  
 Yankees parade through New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The festivities were the third in the last four years for the Yankees, who assured their place as the team of the '90s and the team of the century by sweeping the Atlanta Braves in the World Series on Wednesday night.
The parade, with the players riding a half-dozen floats, stepped off shortly after noon amid a blizzard of paper and weather more in keeping with spring.
The parade route along the financial district's narrow streets, from the Battery to City Hall, is less than a mile long.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/99play/wsfs52.htm   (701 words)

  
 Shuttle astronauts may get ticker-tape parade
NEW YORK (AP) – John Glenn and his fellow shuttle astronauts may get one of New York's biggest, most festive honors – a ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes.
She added that traveling for the crew at this time appeared unlikely because in the next few weeks they will be involved in "post flight medical data collection and debriefing." But she didn't rain on the parade concept entirely.
New Yorkers have saluted Charles Lindbergh, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, veterans of the Gulf War, Nelson Mandela and the 1996 and 1998 World Champion Yankees with ticker-tape parades through the Canyon of Heroes.
www.recordonline.com /1998/11/10/shuttlep.htm   (214 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2000 MLB World Series - Yankees celebrate with another ticker-tape parade - Tuesday December 19, 2000 03:20 ...
NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The world champion New York Yankees are very familiar with the parade route up Broadway's Canyon of Heroes.
For the third straight year and fourth time in five years, the Yankees were honored with a ticker tape parade followed by a rally at City Hall.
The parade began at noon EST and was followed by the City Hall ceremony, during which Giuliani, an avid Yankees fan, presented the team with keys to the city.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/2000/world_series/news/2000/10/30/yankees_parade_ap   (658 words)

  
 Keeneland: Racing
Ticker Tape reaffirmed her position as one of North America's premier 3-year-old fillies on the turf with a half-length win in the $500,000, Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Saturday at Keeneland.
Ticker Time, who began her career in England, now has won seven of 17 starts.
Ticker Tape paid $5.40, $2.80 and $2.40 as the 17-10 favorite.
www.keeneland.com /liveracing/stakes/detail.asp?PID=1618   (368 words)

  
 Ticker-tape parade -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The term ticker-tape referred originally to the use of the paper output of (Click link for more info and facts about ticker tape machine) ticker tape machines, which were remotely-driven devices used in brokerages to provide updated stock market quotes.
Nowadays, the paper product are largely waste office paper that has been cut using conventional (A device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)) shredders.
The last ticker-tape parade was when the (Click link for more info and facts about New York Yankees) New York Yankees won the (Series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship) World Series in 2000.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ti/ticker-tape_parade.htm   (245 words)

  
 Boston.com / John Glenn: American Hero
Glenn's chauffeur for Monday's parade was police Officer Thomas Halinan, the son of former Officer Kevin Halinan, who drove Glenn in the 1962 parade.
World leaders and others were routinely given ticker-tape parades in the city, a practice that was curtailed after 1965.
Ticker tape, the paper ribbon on which telegraphic tickers print information, has given way to shredded computer paper, confetti and toilet paper tossed from windows along the route.
www.boston.com /news/packages/john_glenn   (785 words)

  
 The Ticker Tape Parade!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
I am one of the fans who dragged themselves up early monday morning for the ticker-tape parade, and boy, was it worth it.
Even though I was baracaded back by policeman as the Yankees rolled by, sharing the binoculars I bring to the games with my sister, it was worth it.
Even though I spent half the time with a little boy I didn't know on my shoulders so ONE of us could see the parade, it was worth it.
www.angelfire.com /hi/CougarK/tape.html   (201 words)

  
 A Small Victory: Comment on 76 trombones and a mess to clean up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
I think the British are planning some form of parade for their troops as they return, but as far as I'm aware, the whole ticker tape thing is American.
Yes, there was a ticker tape parade for the veterans of Desert Shield/Storm.
I say bring on the ticker tape for the troops and find a replacement for Bloomberg--he is so disappointing.
asmallvictory.net /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=3129   (1313 words)

  
 TAKE PATH TO THE N.Y. YANKEES TICKER-TAPE PARADE -- Extra Service to be Provided Following Morning Rush Hour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
PATH will provide additional service on Monday, October 30, to accommodate fans attending the ticker-tape parade for the New York Yankees, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Additional police and PATH customer service personnel will be in PATH stations and at the World Trade Center concourse to assist passengers.
PATH's World Trade Center station is located a block from the parade route on Broadway.
www.panynj.gov /pr/149-00.html   (198 words)

  
 USA TODAY Latest news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Blustery winds and piles of paper created a scary scene toward the end of the parade when at least four fires erupted and quickly spread; the cause was not immediately known.
Neither victim was considered to be in danger of death, and it was unclear whether the violence was related to the parade.
Security was tight for the parade, with police barricades lining the streets even north of City Hall.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/00play/ws93.htm   (823 words)

  
 The World Today Archive - World champion netballers given ticker-tape parade through Sydney
HEATHER STEWART: As Liz Ellis prepared for the parade, she reflected on the improved recognition of netball achievements.
The turning point, she believes, was her team's 1991 victory against New Zealand by one goal, celebrated with the first ticket tape parade for Australian women sporting champions.
LIZ ELLIS: I guess this ticket tape parade today is just a continuation of that, of the fact that we do have such a good profile in Australia and overseas.
www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s64086.htm   (772 words)

  
 The BIG parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Inspired by a brilliant photograph right outside our office of the ticker-tape parade in Lower Manhattan after the Gulf War, my co-worker Carrie and I braved the crowds and jumped on the subway.
They were all packed into a parade route less than a mile on Broadway, which despite the name, has narrow sidewalks way downtown.
There was lots of paper flying out windows, but the absence of true ticker tape made a difference for the worse.
users.rcn.com /ark/front/parade.html   (310 words)

  
 Press Release Archives #527-98 - Ticker Tape Parade for John Glenn and the Crew of Discovery up the Canyon of Heroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani announced today that the City of New York would officially honor John Glenn and the crew of Discovery with a Ticker Tape Parade up Lower Broadway's "Canyon of Heroes" on Monday, November 16th.
The Ticker Tape Parade will begin at 11 am at Hanover Square on Lower Broadway and proceed up Broadway to City Hall.
The tradition of the Ticker Tape Parade dates back to at least 1886 when the City held one on October 29th as part of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
www.nyc.gov /html/om/html/98b/pr527-98.html   (394 words)

  
 Delusions of Adequacy Reviews - Ticker Tape Parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Luckily for the cynical, there are a few bands that are able to muster out something more than mere facsimile riffs and choruses.
Ticker Tape Parade – a tight knit, five-piece from Phoenix, Arizona – most definitely falls on the rock side of the tracks; however, this group is best exemplified by its emo/rock crossover status.
What is most striking about Ticker Tape Parade – despite playing a fairly trendy and unoriginal style of music at the moment – is that these fellas appear to have grander ambitions than the average melodic rock or emo troupe.
www.adequacy.net /reviews/t/tickertapeparade.shtml   (441 words)

  
 CNN.com - More than 1 million Yankee fans salute team in ticker-tape parade through 'Canyon of Heroes' - October 30, ...
Waving from a 1952 convertible, Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, the parade's grand marshal, evoked the golden years of the Yankees, when they won five straight World Series titles.
New to the parade was a genuine, full-sized No. 4 subway car taken from the line that carries fans to Yankee Stadium.
Parade watchers were standing within about five feet of the vehicles when the fires started.
www.cnn.com /2000/US/10/30/yankees.parade/index.html   (721 words)

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